Thursday shiplate costcutter

17 fishing today, so not to bad, also john has started doing a £5 superpool on top of the normal £15 entry, i think all but one didnt enter it so obviously there is a need. the draw was crucial as we were forcast to have 45 mph westerly winds , so any peg on the far bank would be good so the wind wpuld be from behind, my draw arm was ok today in that respect as i pulled out ping pong ball 9a, probably the most sheltered peg on lake, so i set up a wag to fish pellet halfway to the island, a silvers rig for 11 and 14 mtrs same.depth, and a meat rig for the bush to my right , which is normally a banker for carp,

At the start i cupped in 2 balls at 11mtrs and three at 14, dropped some meat down by the bush, then started on the wag, i wasnt expecting to much, so it was a shock when the float went under, a 2lb skimmer was the culprit, i would like to say i had a few more on it , but i never had another bite on it all match, and i tried it several times. Also the meat down by the tree was a waste of time aswell, the pole lines were really slow aswell, only odd bites, including a ruffe which is normally a sign that not much else is feeding.

I was getting enough bites to just about justify sticking with the silvers, but it got harder as the match went on, about 90 minutes from the end i turned into paul faiers, i got off the box and made up a light rig, 4x12 with a 22 hook and began fishing single pinkie, and i seemed to work to a degree, as i had a couple of better skimmers, but i think it was more coincidence, also out of desperation i dropped the rig down by the meat bush with single maggot, and had a tench of about 1 1/2lb, but it was a one off, by the end i new i had double figures, but not sure how much as bites were and fish were well spread out, hard but enjoyable. When the scales got to me alan quantrill was winning with 82lb from peg 14 , fishing the method over to the tree on the island, well done and a quid off me. top silvers was dave wride with 36lb, but my fish went 18.8 which was good enough for second in the silvers, and luckily for me the silvers winner never did the super pool, thanks dave👍👍. Weigh sheet below.